Didn't See That Coming: Difference between revisions

* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' short story collection "Short Trips and Side Steps" featured a story called 'The Android Maker of Calderon IV'. The title character has meticulously engineered a plan to get revenge on the Third Doctor (who thwarted his plan to set up a technocracy) and assassinate the planet's government by building an android in the form of the Doctor responsible as a suicide bomber. Then he activates the return beacon the Doctor left behind...and the Fourth Doctor steps out, giving us a demonstration of the Unknown Unknown, and a marvellous quote for anyone who's ever been on the receiving end of this trope:

{{quote|''Bugger.''}}

* A Type 4 is what brings Sauron's downfall in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', specifically that [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|he never thought that anyone would actually deny the power of the Ring]], nonetheless that two insignificant creatures would actually have the audacity to sneak into Mordor and then destroy his [[Ring of Power]].

** The Witch-King had an [[Oh Crap]] moment when he realized that {{spoiler|[[No Man of Woman Born|women can use swords]]. }}

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